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which, the Indmns />icaso was already tired with the previous races. 

 The Chileno boy swung up and the two horses came thundering 

 along their course. The Indian's weight also told as compared 



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with the lightness of the Chileno boy, and the result was altogether 

 a foregone conclusion. 



But this by no means ended the business. The Indians were 

 excited and ripe for any amount of gambling, and being skilfully 

 handled by the trader they did not leave the settlement until he 

 had stripped them of all their possessions. The tall Indian, who 

 had come in with eighty dollars and five horses, returned to hi^ 

 camp with a two-kilo bag ol' ycrda and on a horse which he hatl 

 been forced to buv for the return journev from the trailer ai. of 

 course, the trader's own price. 



There are man)' IndicUis who avoid the coast-towns, hui 



